$Gold Short at current levels

May 14, 2015 8:05 pm / Published in GLD, GOLD, VIX
El USD cayó debido a la no subida de tipos en Sep ’15, mientras el oro ha llegado al máximo en de tres meses. Increasing expectations the Fed will hold off raising interest rates until September at the earliest boosted Wall Street and drove the dollar to near its lowest level since January. Treasury yields

GLOBAL EQUITIES RETURNS #INDEX

April 24, 2015 5:10 pm / Published in All Time High, EIKON, Germany, Market Update, Nasdaq, Nasdaq and NYSE, Performance, Research, SP500, Spain, USD, VIX
Strong results from tech giants pushed the Nasdaq and the S&P to record highs. Weak business spending data pushed Treasuries higher and the dollar lower. Gold fell as strength in global equities diverted interest from the precious metal. Yemen worries buoyed Brent while U.S. oil fell on supply concerns.

Market Recap: $VIX Broke Support

April 23, 2015 6:16 pm / Published in VIX, VXX, XIV
The Nasdaq closed at a record high, taking out a 15-year-old record, led by shares of Apple. Treasuries advanced and the dollar traded lower after disappointing new home sales data. Oil rose on Yemen worries and gold recovered from a three-week low. $VIX broke support

Update on $SPX short hedge

April 14, 2015 1:03 pm / Published in VIX, VXX, XIV
SPX, trading at the low range of yesterday levels. Bulls rechected lower levels so far today. Concerns about the impact of the dollar’s strength on the profits of multinational companies dragged Wall Street lower. Treasuries edged higher ahead of a busy week of economic data. Crude rose, supported by worries about Iran and turmoil in Yemen,

$VIX and $SPX

April 13, 2015 4:48 pm / Published in SP500, SPX, SPY, VIX, VXX, XIV
I am cautious at this levels.  I do not appreciate the VIX spike with respect of the price action in the SP500. See chart below.            

$ VIX on trend line support at 12.58

April 10, 2015 7:23 pm / Published in VIX
Next week we  have option expiration, historically option premiums went up. With such a low $VIX, is easy to find irrational factors for the market to move higher.